Word: texts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...author's erudition never ceases to be impressive. He demonstrates a familiarity with almost everything written on his particular topic and a wide knowledge of general criticism. In the particular examples he chooses to analyse at length, he seems to have made a careful study of the original text and related critical and biographical material as well as of the shooting scripts and the final prints. In addition, he has investigated the feelings of the individual adapters and directors...
...handled the Little Rock school integration crisis indecisively. He was concerned about the gyrations of the stock market. He was infuriated by White House Adviser (for foreign economic policy) Clarence Randall's description of the Soviet Sputnik as "a silly bauble." Dwight Eisenhower scowled darkly at the humdrum text of a speech on medical education, tb be delivered to the National Fund for Medical Education that night in New York. Growled he to an aide: "Let's go ahead with our idea-right now, tonight...
...finger around the inside of his shirt collar, and announced bleakly: "I am particularly happy to be here tonight." The crowd sat silent, waiting. Kennedy continued: "It will be possible for us to disagree as Democrats within our party organization." The silence grew heavier. Kennedy plunged ahead, reading the text of Republican Verger's tricky challenge. Said he: "I accept the challenge. You who have been gracious enough to invite me hererealize that we do not see eye to eye on all national issues. I have no hesitancy in telling the Republican chairman the same thing I said...
...Committee published a textbook this summer and is experimenting with the new course this fall. In addition to the text--which has proven quite successful--the group is working to simplify classroom experiments and build up a supplementary film library. To provide extra reading matter for the exceptional physics student who now has virtually none available at his level, the Committee is beginning a one hundred and fifty volume paperback series...
...After the meeting, the Southern governors walked into the White House Conference Room, got Faubus on the phone, twice read the text of the proposed statement, got his endorsement. Said Faubus to Frank Bane, executive secretary of the Governors' Conference: "Fine! When do you want me to put it out?" Answer: as soon as possible. But that evening, after Faubus' statement had clacked in on the press association Teletypes, the President hustled back from the Wilson party with Brownell. underlined sentence after sentence that was not only unacceptable but was an outright contradiction of what Faubus had promised...